used to play for the seahawks in seattle. apparently they've been coping a total of two months. coming up now, 6:00, we have another hour of news starting now. >> straight ahead -- we're seeing and hearing from the women behind the scandal involving two of the nation's top generals. >> and maryland live casino lays out plans for adding table games and creating jobs. >> and it's a symbol of hope and recovery after sandy that will stand tall this holiday season in new york. >> good morning to you washington. 6:00 is the time now. i'm cynne simpson. >> and i'm steve chenevey. let's get to the forecast, because it is cold. >> you definitely want to bundle up for today. but it's going to look great, and the sun is going to be shiny, so get yourself outdoors later on today when it feels a little bit better. but it is a chilly start. the sun will be out in full

force, and this is really the start of what's going to be a dry and cool spell that should last at least into the early part of the weekend. that's going to last for a while. 37 at reagan national. 32 at dulles. we're below freezing in gaithersburg with 30 degrees. 27 in frederick. 30 degrees at this hour in culpeper. we should stay in the upper 40's this afternoon, probably squeak out 50 degrees in the the upper 40's with dry, sunny weather. that's the forecast in the belfort furniture weather center. let's check on the traffic with steve. >> jacqui, 395 at duke street, a little more volume over to the right, which is three rains all the way up to the 14th street bridge. we're still moving almost at speeds, but certainly building there. and over to look at the springfield interchange, where we're slow on 95, from the prince william parkway all the way up across the occoquan, and then again the accident, broken-down bus was northbound 95 in the h.o.v. lanes along the shoulder near 123. back to cynne and steve.

>> breaking news out of prince george's county this hour. police are investigating an early-morning homicide. >> jummy is live with the latest. what are you learning? >> we're still waiting for a public information officer. we do have video just in to the abc 7 newsroom of what this active investigation looks like. it's happening along the 3800 block of 37th street in that area. we do know that police can confirm there has been at least one fatality, although we don't have any information about the victim, whether it was a man or woman or any major or anything like that. also don't know any suspect information, whether or not prince george's county detectives have anyone in custody or if they are looking for someone, but we do have a crew at that scene right now waiting for the p.i.o. to get there, to get some more information. as soon as we get it, we will make sure to pass it along. back to you. >> thanks so much, jummy. let's get the latest in the scandal surrounding former

c.i.a. director, general david petraeus. >> president obama likely to face questions about this this afternoon at a news conference. both the f.b.i. and c.i.a. brief lawmakers about what they know so far. >> yeah, we're also seeing and hearing from the two men at the heart of the scandal. brianne carter is live on capitol hill this morning. she joins us with the latest. brianne? >> cynne the president's press conference scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon. earlier today, we understand that the f.b.i. and c.i.a. officials will be here on capitol hill answering questions from lawmakers. meanwhile, we are getting a first glimpse learning that paula broadwell could be right here in d.c. eating and drinking at her brother's d.c. home, a first look at paula broadwell since word of her alleged affair with now former c.i.a. director, david petraeus. we are seeing one woman said to be involved, but we're hearing from another. in a 9121 call obtained by abc news, joe kelley tells tampa

dispatchers she needs diplomatic protection because she's an honorary counsel to south korea, an unofficial position. >> because i'm an honorary consul general, so i have in viability, i don't know if you want to get diplomatic protection as well but now -- >> officials uncovered thousands of emails described as flirtatious between kelley and general john allen. amidst all of this allen's possible promotion to become nato supreme scommander has been put on hold. >> the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to his country, as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. >> and speaking of that job in afghanistan, he's expected to stay in that post. meanwhile, allen has denied any wrongdoing. we do understand that the confirmation hearing that was scheduled for thursday for a possible successor there for

allen in afghanistan if, in fact he gets promoted is expected to continue as scheduled. again, the president could address all of this at his press conference later this afternoon. reporting live on capitol hill brianne carter abc 7 news. >> brianne, thanks so much. to help you follow the petraeus scandal, we have a special photo gallery on our website, where we identify all the key players. you can go to wjla.com and access it there. >> we're expecting a big decision today on capitol hill. we expect to found out if house minority leader nancy pelosi is going to keep her title and serve in the house without a leadership post or retire altogether. pelosi wanted to be house speaker again, but democrats failed to win control back to republicans in last week else he. >> new this morning, at least 17 people dead after a series of explosions across iraq. authorities say five separate car bombings went off in four cities. officials say the dead include soldiers, police, and civilians. dozens more people were wounded in these attacks. so far no one claiming responsibilty for the bombings. >> 6:05 right now. let's check news in the day

ahead. maryland voters said grow expanding gambling last week, and today maryland live casino will lay out plans to open table games. john gonzalez has more, live in hanover this morning. john? >> well, cynne even though question seven passed last week by a slight margin, the issue of expanding gambling here in maryland could still end up in the courts, the developer that develops the casino live here behind us in hanover, maryland quite frankly believes it was unfair to decide to build a major casino so close close by in prince george's county, so they were adamantly against question seven. but it is bittersweet for the company, because now they can add tables games here at their casino. officials will unveil that plan later this morning, which includes 125 table games 24-hour gaming and the addition of 1,200 new jobs. in fact, not only will there be a press conference here at the casino open later this morning, but there will also be a job

fair from 11:00 to 3:00. in the meantime, a lawsuit has already been filed by anne arundel county officials against the construction of that $800 million m.g.m. grand casino at the national harbor. the argument is that the law requires a majority of all registered voters and not just those who showed up to vote last week. now this idea has already been shot down by the attorney general once before. reporting live in hanover, maryland, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> just in time for the 're giving away thousands of dollars in free groceries. >> yeah, hard to beat. today through tuesday, we're going to give you a new clue word and today's word is cranberry. all you have to do is log on to wjla.com/facebook, enter cranberry for the chance to win a $500 safeway gift card. we'll announce our first winner tomorrow morning at 6:45. then we'll give you a new word at 6:00 a.m. next wednesday november 21,

one viewer is going to get a $5,000 gift card, so that should last you for a while. >> buy a lot of cran berries. still ahead on "good morning washington" -- the nats skipper wins a big award as postseason honors continue to come in. >> and could your morning cup of joe be headed the way of dinosaurs? coming up next, what scientists say co

>> we would like to say -- >> good morning, washington! >> and good morning to you, washington. your morning coffee could cost a lot more in the future.

>> yes scientists say you can blame climate change as a new study finds coffee could be extinct by 20806789 scientists say coffee grown on most plan tation comes from a limited genetic stock and doesn't have the ability to adapt to a shifting climate. pests or disease, that could send coffee prices skyrocketing. the combination of high demand and poor harvest has coffee prices at their highest in some 30 years. so drink up before 2080 rolls around. >> oh, my goodness. better get started. 6:11 right now. let's check in with jacqui jeras. you join me with a cup of coffee. >> you just made me grumpy girl. that is a bummer. but 2080, i'm thinking i'm not going to be around right? what do you do? got to help other people in the future. temperatures are very cold. they make you feel like you want a cup of geoff this morning, or maybe a little hot chocolate if you're not a coffee fan. it's 37 degrees at reagan national. 32 at dulles. 32 in gaithersburg. frederick, 27. 25 in petersburg. 28 in culpeper.

our strong cold front offshore now, so high pressure is building in, clearing us out and cool us us down. we're going to stay that for a while. take a look at the nation today. much of, it the large majority, gripped in this cool air pattern. very little, though, in ways of rainfall. might see some airport delays in atlanta or in some florida airports later on today. but everybody in that cold spell across the east, well, it's warm in the nation's midsection. today will be mostly sunny 45 to 50 degrees. let's check on traffic now with steve. how about some hot coffee this morning? you in? >> that story really is a problem for me. we need our coffee to do this in the morning. 270/109, very slow as you head in from frederick county into montgomery county. and then after you head through germantown, a few more delays. you're good down to the lane divider. over to virginia now do have a problem on 95 northbound in the h.o.v. lanes. it's the occoquan near 123. it was a stalled bus across the occoquan, but mainly it's

moving as you expect, off and on delays from dale city to the beltway. steve and cynne, back to you. >> thanks so much. it's 6:12 right now. >> coming up -- we're going to have -- it's the season for planning holiday shopping plans. >> and the unbelievable video showing why a judge is forcing a woman to stand on the street holding this sign.

>> 6:15 right now. today is world diabetes day. >> health officials are focused on prevention efforts, especially in mexico. diabetes is a leading cause of death there. experts blame the obesity epidemic 71% of mexico's adult population is overweight, it

turns out. officials say the abundance of fast food is contributing to the problem, and they're urging people to make healthier choices. the american diabetes association is trying to raise awareness of diabetes in the united states. the group has an installation on display inside union station today. it shows the financial cost of the disease and the human cost as well. the a.d.a. says that diabetes has become a national epidemic in the united states. it affects more people than breast cancer and aids combined. >> three republican senators will hold a news conference today discussing the dead al tack on a u.s. consulate in libya. john maclean lindsey graham have criticized the obama administration for changing its story about what happened on september 11 and for allegedly ignoring security warnings. four americans, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, died in that attack. >> investigators are trying to find out what caused a small plane to crash into this house in jackson, mississippi. three people on the plane were killed.

they were actually headed to an f.a.a. safety conference. officials say the single-engine plane had just taken off when it started having problems. then it crashed here into the house, as you can see sparking a huge fire. one person escaped from the burning home without any major injuries. also want you to take a look at this amazing video from california. this is a neighborhood near san francisco which is cleaning up after an eight-inch water main broke, causing a mudslide. the mud is several feet deep in some places. no reports of any injuries luckily, but some people were forced to leave their homes and others without power, as you might imagine. officials say things would have been worse if they hadn't been able to shut off the valve to a huge water tank. >> in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, the head of the long island power authority says he'll retine at the end of the year. that announcement comes amid backlash about restoration efforts. about 3,500 homes still in the dark. the government has called for a

commission to investigate the utility. one group of residents has filed a class-action lawsuit over its response to the storm. the leng dairy rockefeller christmas tree goes on display today, and it will stand as a monument to hurricane sandy recovery. the 80-foot norway spruce comes from mount olive new jersey, a town battered by sandy's wind and rain. the tree's owner watched throughout the storm as the tree swayed, but it never broke and survived. now it will be the center piece for new york city's christmas. >> 6:18 right now. speaking of christmas, let's talk to jacqui jeras. it feels like christmas outside because it's cold. is this on par where we should be this time of year? >> no, we're definitely cooler than we should be. our average high is 59, and today we'll be lucky to break 50 at all. yeah you can complain a little bit, it's ok. we're starting out on the chilly side this morning, that's for sure. we did have a very strong cold front that dropped our temperatures down by about 20 degrees across much of the eastern coast. there you can see the front is offshore now, and we've got the

clear skies, so clear skies at night means cool mornings to start you out with. our temperatures, 37 degrees, and look at that sunrise just coming up. it is a beautiful day, so even though we're dealing with the chill, it's going to be looking really spectacular. 32 degrees at dulles. it's at 32 in gaithersburg. 33 at b.w.i. quantico at 36. 32 in manassas. check out culpeper, 28 degrees. and here's a look at the temperature change in the last 24 hours, so yesterday morning at 6:00 a.m. we were 10 degrees warmer than we are now at dulles. so you can see the big drop, and it is definitely feeling much colder for everybody and that's socked in all across the east coast. while we're cooler than average here, look at this big bubble of warm air across the nation's midsection. unfortunately, that's never going to reach us, because high pressure is controlling our weather. this is up to the north, and this is going to come to stay put and serve as a blocking pattern, and that's going to prevent any disturbances like this one to our south and east from getting up in our neck of

the woods. so we're just going to stay cool with a northerly flow and a dry spell can be expected. our forecast for today, looking for mostly sunny skies, our temperatures between 45 and 50 degrees. for tonight, looking for clear and cold conditions, 27 to 35. and our seven-day forecast featuring 50's all the way throughout. it will stay dry at least through the first half of the weekend. i have less confidence that we'll get any rain on sunday as the coastal storm now appears it will stay offshore, but we're going to keep it in there, just to remind to you keep a close eye on it as well. hey, follow mo twitter and facebook. today one of the things i've been tweet ago lot about is the solar flare and the geo magnetic storm as a result of that, bringing beautiful northern lights @jacquijeras and on facebook, a beautiful gallery i posted on both of those things. this one shows the sun.

can you see that really quick on my wall? yes, no, maybe so? it's not on my wall, you can't see it? all right, i'll get it for you next time, or just follow me on social media. let's check out traffic with steve. >> downtown silver spring, police activity eastbound on east-west highway at colesville road. tough right turn there from colesville road to go westbound on to east-west highway leaving downtown silver spring heading toward chevy chase. we have a water main break in virginia right now. that is going to be on northbound route 1 near lukins lane. it's going to be there for the morning rush hour along the left side of the roadway. 95 northbound, the usual delays, no accidents or incidents right now all the way up from dale city to springfield. we're looking pretty good there. steve and cynne, back to you. >> thanks so much steve. we're following breaking news coming out near the laurel area. >> jummy has the details at the live desk. >> the details still are very, very slim. we are trying to get some more information. we know that anne arundel county police are investigating

a shooting in the vicinity of maryland city, which is generally the laurel area. it's near the laurel exit of the baltimore-washington narcotic parkway. we're not sure if this is a fatal shooting or how many victims. we know this could be near the wal-mart area in that section of maryland city near laurel. we do have a crew on the way. john gonzalez is moving locations now. he should be there within minutes. as soon as he gets on scene, he will call in and update, and we will pass it along. back to you guys in the studio. >> jummy, thanks. toyota issuing a major recall, and it's also the time to start planning your holiday shopping trips. >> abc's rob nelson explains all of that in today's america's money reports. >> good morning. topping america's money -- another economic controversy. the federal budget deficit last month was $120 billion 22% more than a year ago. that would be an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion for the fifth straight year. toyota is recalling almost

three million cars worldwide because of steering and water pump problems. the two recalls cover more than a dozen models, including the prius. about a million of them were sold in the u.s. sources tell bloomberg news u.s. airways presented a detailed merger plan to american's creditors yesterday, but american would rather exit bankruptcy as an independent carrier and will make its case to its creditors today. mark your calendars. the best days to shop are monday, tuesday, and wednesday after turkey day. the latest of these light days is december 11. after that, you'll be fighting huge crowds. that's america's money. i'm rob nelson.

>> coming up tonight -- just imagine getting parking tickets for something you didn't do, for vehicles you didn't own. imagine, to make matters worse someone else out there has the same license plate number that you do. well, this little nightmare is exactly what happened to one maryland man. see what happens when 7 on your side gets ahold of this one, tonight at 5:00. >> the top two award in the national league in the last two days. >> bryce harper won rookie of the year on monday. last night, it was davey johnson's turn. he was named national league manager of the year, second time he's picked up that honor. johnson led the nats to the best record in all of baseball, and the nats' first playoff appearance ever. he turns 70 in january. that makes him the oldest manager in the major leagues

next season. he says it's going to be his last season, so, in his words, it's world series or bust. >> i was really saying the truth f. we didn't win the division, i thought i'd get fired, and if i won this award, i thought i'd get fired. [laughter] hopefully i can live through getting this award and manage the nationals in 2013. world series or bust, it's going to be my last year anyway. >> all proud of you. we're going to hope that a little public shaming will teach one ohio driver a big lesson. >> this is a 32-year-old woman. she's caught on tape driving past a stopped school bus. the judge fined her suspended her license, ordered her to stand at a corner for two days with a sign saying "only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid eye school bus." some don't think that she's taking the punishment seriously enough though. >> she's been smoking. she hiding her face.

you know l you know, she got sunglasses on, and it's snowing outside. you know, she don't care. >> her behavior ended up getting back to the judge and she says she's going to personally supervise the second day of her punishment this morning. >> cameras will probably be back out there. 6:28 right now. another half-hour of "good morning washington" coming your way. >> coming up, standing behind general john allen as the scandal surrounding former c.i.a.

>> it's rather shocking to find out, candidly, that we weren't briefed and that we find out from the press. >> straight ahead at 6:30 -- lawmakers finally get some answers about the scandal that led to the resignation of c.i.a. director, general petraeus. >> plus find out where you will find this luxurious hotel room with a rather curious ambiance. we'll have details coming up. good morning washington. i'm steve chevy he have even. >> and i'm cynne simpson. rise and shine! >> a cold start, but take a look at this sunrise. it is a beautiful morning, and yes, the sunrise is real and it is spectacular. 37 degrees is our temperature in the district. 32 at dulles. 32 in manassas. 30 in culpeper. it's 41 in annapolis and 27 degrees at this hour in frederick. our temperatures this morning, on average, about 10 degrees colder than we were this time

yesterday, so you're definitely feeling the difference. our high temperature today also about 10 colder than the average. you'll be lucky to hit 50 this afternoon, expecting mostly upper 40's, but it will look great with sunshine all around. a slight warm-up in your seven-day forecast. we'll feature that in just a minute, but first, traffic this morning with steve. >> and thanks, jacqui. we'll start with a look at the springfield interchange, which is moving pretty well. l, nice on northbound. there is an accident on 95 northbound at the fairfax county parkway. accident blocks the right lane. we'll head over to a map right now. we do the water main work on northbound route 1 in virginia near the hybla valley area near lukins lane. it could be there for the duration of the rush hour. steve and cynne, back to you. >> it's 6:32. we have breaking news coming out of laurel, maryland, this morning. >> john gonzalez live on the

scene there. we'll speak with him via phone to get the latest details. >> we can tell you that here at the wal-mart complex, which includes the sam's club and several restaurants here in laurel maryland, right near 295 all of the entrances are blocked by anne arundel county police right now. we're talking at least four entrances into the huge parking lot, where the wal-mart is. they are all closed off with police activity. now, here's what we know -- anne arundel county police are investigating a shooting inside the parking lot here at the wal-mart. it wasn't immediately clear whether any people were injured or killed or how many people were actually shot during this. police are at the scene, but no details have been immediately released and, you know we're waiting for a p.i.o. to arrive here at the scene, but we can tell you there's a very large police activity right now, and they are not allowing any traffic to go in or out of this parking lot. we can tell you, in fact, that

there are big trucks that deliver products to some of these stores and restaurants and they are stopped right now. they are not allowed to leave the parking area right now. they are rerouting traffic that is trying to head out on to 295. again, it appears that there has been a shooting here at the wal-mart parking lot in laurel, maryland, and that's the latest right now. we hope to bring you more information in the coming >> john, thanks so very much. we'll look for the updates there. 6:34. lawmakers might finally get some answers now about the ever-evolving scandal involving former c.i.a. directory, general david petraeus. >> the f.b.i. and c.i.a. expected to brief lawmakers today. and president obama also likely to face some questions about the scandal when he faces reporters this afternoon. let's check in now on brianne cart other capitol hill with the latest. brianne? >> cynne lawmakers here on capitol hill certainly expected to ask a lot of questions later today to the f.b.i. and c.i.a. many have been wondering why they didn't know about all of this sooner, this

investigation, now involving allegedly two different top military officials. we're talking about david petraeus now the former c.i.a. director and also general john allen. officials reportedly uncovered tens of thousands of emails between general allen and jill kelley the florida woman who allegedly sparked the entire investigation into petraeus and his alleged mistress paula broadwell. now, broadwell, who reportedly has been in hiding, was seen for the first time inside her brother's d.c. home. now, last week we know petraeus stepped down from his post. allen remains in his position as top u.s. commander in afghanistan. and we know, on a trip overseas, that defense secretary leon panetta, amongst others, are saying that no one should be jumping to any conclusions just yet. >> i believe john allen till somebody proves otherwise, i believe that he did nothing inappropriate. >> and so that will certainly be part of the questioning today, as will the big issue about whether or not any

classified information was put out during any of this to any of the other parties that were involved. we also understand that a confirmation hearing that was scheduled for thursday will go on as scheduled. that confirmation hearing was for the person who would replace allen as the leader there in afghanistan if, in fact, he ends up getting his promotion. reporting live on capitol hill brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> bri, thanks so much. also today, congress tackling big questions related to the deadly meningitis outbreak. a house subcommittee will hold a hearing on whether the outbreak could have been prevented. the witness list includes the f.d.a. commissioner and the owner of the pharmacy at the center of the outbreak. the c.d.c. says 32 deaths and more than 400 illnesses are linked to contaminated steroid injections used to treat back pain. >> 6:36 is the time right now. just in time for the holidays, we're giving away thousands of dollars in free groceries. >> today through tuesday we'll give you a new clue word every morning here on "good morning washington" at 6:00 a.m. today, here's your clue word, write it down, the word is

cranberry. go to wjla.com/facebook and enter that word, cranberry, for the chance to win a $500 safeway gift card. we'll announce the first winner for this word, cranberry tomorrow morning at 6:45. we'll give you a new word at 6:00 a.m., and then next wednesday, november 21, one winner gets a $5,000 safeway gift card. good luck. >> very generous. it's 6:37 right now, 37 degrees outside. we've got much more here on "good morning washington." gold medal-winning gymnast nastia lukin with us. she's got details about the show at the verizon center. >> and the history behind the building home to a sandwich shop in boston.

>> a new boston sandwich show has a very interesting past. >> it used to be a bathroom. the earl of sandwich chain opens a new shop in a 66 - -square-foot building, and it was actually built as a bathroom in the 1920's t. sat unused for decades. the company paid for the ren owe vagse. they'll pay $50,000 a year for the next 15 years to rent the space. that's nice repurposing there. >> well, not sure how i feel about that one. >> well, they cleaned it up. >> as a japanese contemporary

artist transformed into a restaurant into this one. it's a one-room hotel. it's part of an art event. the luxurious-looking 486-square-foot room includes a bed, shower, and its own separate bathroom. you can also enjoy the ambiance of the public restroom it sits in. the room cost $125 a night. it's fully booked, if you can imagine this, for the duration of the project. >> you gave me a hard time about the sandwich shop, and now you're talking ambiance. >> yeah, i'll pass on both. >> i'd like to pass on the cold weather, but we're stuck with it. >> yeah, too bad, so bad, it is going to stick around, not just today, but a good part of the seven-day forecast. i'm going with the glass half full and saying it's beautiful outside, a beautiful sunrise. let's go to chief meteorologist doug hill for more on the forecast. >> yes, it is nice and comfortable with my view here inside, but it is chilly out there. let's give you a live look at the camera. you're about 10 minutes from sunrise.

just a spectacular morning, but the chill is in the air. these temperatures are proof of that. around the area, a few upper 20's north and west of town, like 27 in frederick. 32 right now in gaithersburg. washington-dulles, 37 degrees. the district, 41. and then as we get through -- let's just show you the futurecast, and we'll end it there. temperatures are going to climb in the upper 40's today with a lot of sunshine, just a few clouds. more for you in a little bit. let's talk traffic with steve. >> we're going to look at 270 near route 118. very heavy and slow through germantown on your way down toward the lane divide. you get a few breaks, but real getting heavy on 270 with lanes open. head over to a map, and we have a problem on rhode island avenue northeast. inbound rhode island avenue is blocked now just before you get to south dakota avenue with an overturned vehicle. you want to use new york avenue as your option not rhode island avenue inbound in northeast. steve and cynne, back to you. >> thanks so much, steve. >> 6:42, 36 degrees. >> coming up we're going to

talk with gold medal-winning gymnast, nastia liukin, about where you can catch some other gold medal winners in action this week.

>> welcome back. olympic gymnast, including some of the 2012 gold medalists, are now heading into town. >> since 2008, nastia liukin joins us live this morning with more details on what's coming up tomorrow night. good to see you. thanks for being here. before we talk about the big event tomorrow you know, everybody in america kind of fell in love with the fierce five this year. what was it like for you to watch this time around instead of compete? >> a lot different, but, you know i had a lot of fun still being in london, and i got to do some on-camera tv work and i was also the representative for the federation of international gymnastics so still being at every

competition, and it was so nerve-wracking watching the girls, because i've gotten to know them so well. >> and all of are you coming together for this performance at the verizon center. >> yeah, we are. we're on a 40-city tour, the kellogg's champions. this is our last weekend, so we have four more shows, and it's been so much fun being able to perform all across the country. you know, it's a set where there's no pressure, no nerves and no medals or judges. >> you literally just get a chance to put on a show for the fans. what do people see when they come to a show like this? >> obvious al lot of gymnastics, but not exactly high-level olympic-level gymnastics you see just because it is grueling on the body to perform 40 nights. but a lot of gymnastics, and we've incorporated some dancing and really fun costumes, music, and then some other stuff that i got a chance to learn. it's been a lot of fun. >> this is very entertaining. and how is it working with some of the other girls, the other gymnasts?

>> it's a lot of fun. for the girls, the fierce five girls, it's a time for them to celebrate the accomplish ams they achieved at the london olympic games just a few months ago, so i know they're having a lot of fun. definitely don't want it to come to an end, but it's been a fun few months. >> you guys have all grown up in this competitive spirit. is there still a competitive nature going on, even though it's an exhibition? >> not at all. >> come on. >> i wish i could give some gossip or scoops, but it's literally so much fun. you know, even just getting ready in the dressing room, putting on makeup, doing our hair and that kind of bonding time has been fun for all of us. >> yeah. well you all are all winners. what's there to compete over? >> exactly. >> thank you so much for coming in. great meeting you, nastia. at 6:47, let's check in with jacqui jeras. we have our own gymnast inhouse. jacqui, you used to do some moves. >> i'm so disappointed i'm wearing a skirt today, i just told nastia during the break, or we'd be doing cartwheels together. that would be a great dream of mine. yeah, loved watching her and all the other girls in the

olympics the last several years. great, beautiful day that we have here. a little bit on the chilly side, but at least the sunrise looks good. let's head over to doug hill for more on that. >> hey jacqui, it's going to look nice, definitely chilly, but a lot of sunshine. give you a live look outside right now. sunrise over arlington, it is a beautiful morning. temperatures chilly. let's update the numbers for you, still upper 20's north and west of the metro area. 27 degrees in frederick. 30 in winchester. mid 30's across most of the immediate metro area, especially along the waterways. here's the story with high pressure in control as we go through the day tonight and tomorrow. high pressure will control the weather pattern, and as a result, we'll have sunshine and chilly temperatures the next few days. here's our forecast for this wednesday -- sunshine, temperatures 45 to 50 degrees this afternoon. the seven-day, we'll keep the string going of more partly to mostly sunny skies and chilly temperatures, in the mid 50's, just a slight chance to deal with rain on sunday, but most of that will stay off to the east. let's see how wednesday is

doing. >> we'll take a look at 395 at the 14th street bridge right now. we had the accident right there along the right side of the roadway. you can see all the activity alook the right shoulder, that looks like the lanes have been reopened, but you're going find delays all the way from the beltway to get to the 14th street bridge now. quickly to a map, we have a problem in northeast d.c., rhode island avenue inbound is blocked just before south dakota avenue for an accident. use new york avenue. cynne and steve, back to you. >> all right, steve, thanks so much. >> good morning, sleepyhead! let's rise and shine! >> does that sound familiar? it might. we want to make waking up in the morning just a little bit easier for you. it's with our free abc 7 alarm clock iphone app. you get a personalized wakeup alarm tone from some of us here. you also gets the latest news, weather, and traffic. up just visit wjla.com/mobile to download the free alarm clock iphone app, and you can wake up to cynne myself, or jacqui, leon or allison. >> we're also giving away

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>> food wednesday morning to all of you. why is this woman carrying a sign proclaiming herself to be an idiot? what if i told you it was punishment for a traffic violation? we'll tell you all about it, how people are reacting to it, a story you first heard about here on "good morning america," which is convenient, because it's next right here on "good morning america." >> oh, we got to correct josh on that one. first heard about it on "good morning washington." it's 6:53. let's get a look at your wednesday morning. >> and people are not happy so far. we begin with a roundup. john gonzalez up first with breaking news near laurel. >> we can tell you right now there is a very active crime scene here in laurel maryland, in the parking lot of the wal-mart, right off of 295.

we can tell you that there was some sort of shooting here. we're not sure exactly how many people were injured or perhaps killed, how many casualties here. but police have confirmed that there was a shooting here in the parking lot of the wal-mart. right now the entire complex, which includes a number of restaurants, sam's club, they are all shut down, and we can tell you that the entrances are being blocked by anne arundel county police. no one being allowed in, no one that was inside is being allowed out. we can tell you this wal-mart is 24 hours. witnesses telling us that the manager of the wal-mart may have been involved somehow in this shooting. police have not confirmed that. that's the latest from here in laurel. >> and here on capitol hill, new developments involving the growing scandal that involves two top military officials, including david petraeus, as well as general john allen. now, we understand that president barack obama could take questions on this issue at a previously scheduled press conference at 1:30 this afternoon.

meanwhile, here on capitol hill, members from the c.i.a. and the f.b.i. will be here to answer questions surrounding the timeline of all of this. that will happen here later this morning. jummy? >> brianne, a pakistani government official said they have freed several taliban prisoners to facilitate the afghan peace process. the officials say the prisoners were freed today at the request of the afghan government. the official who spoke to the associated press says at least seven low and mid-level militants were freed and it's up to them whether or not they go back to afghanistan to participate in peace talks. back to you guys in the studio. >> thanks so much, jummy. here's what you need to know before you leave home this morning. >> we're going to learn more about what the future holds for the maryland live casino. casino officials expected to announce plans to add table games and 24-hour gaming, as well as hundreds of new jobs. >> montgomery county school board members will not support canceling classes for muslim holy days next year. they ask their holidays be given the same treatment as christian holidays. >> and house democratic leader nancy pelosi expected to

announce today if she'll run for a leadership role in the next congress. house republicans also expected to choose their leaders for the next congress today. now, for more information on any of these stories, visit our website, wjla.com and look for the express tab. >> jacqui is back with a look at our forecast. fingers crossed for the warm-up. >> it's going to warm up this much after today. >> any little bit helps. >> yeah, no big bumps in the temperature. it's going to be a really pretty day. sunny and cool, 46 by noon. 48 by 5:00. we should top out right around 50 degrees for today. we'll see middle 50's by the weekend. but hey, it's going to be dry. how about that? >> that's a positive, all right. >> thanks for being with us. that will do it for "good morning washington" on this wednesday morning. keep it right here. "good morning america" is coming up next. >> and for continuing local news, you can always tune in to news channel 8. we'll see you in 25 minutes with the local news update.